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NASA Takes to the Air to Study Wildflowers
Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 25, 2025 For many plant species, flowering is biologically synced with the seasons. Scientists are clocking blooms to understand our ever-changing planet. NASA research is revealing there's more to flowers than meets the human eye. A recent analysis of wildflowers in California shows how aircraft- and space-based instruments can use color to track seasonal flower cycles. The results suggest a potential new tool for farmers and natural-resource managers who rely on flowering plants. In their study, th ... read more |
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Chinese doctors implant pig liver in human for first timeParis (AFP) Mar 26, 2025 Chinese doctors said Wednesday that they had transplanted a liver from a genetically modified pig into a brain-dead human for the first time, raising hopes of a live-saving donor option for patients in the future. ... more 
Indigenous leaders end world voyage with prayer for natureGraneros, Chile (AFP) Mar 24, 2025 The leaders of 22 Indigenous peoples from five continents held prayers for nature in Chile on Sunday at the end of a 46-day pilgrimage around the world. ... more 
Unlikely wolf pair sparks row in rural FranceTulle, France (AFP) Mar 21, 2025 A rare discovery in France of a pair of wolves, each from a distinct genetic background, has excited animal lovers demanding their protection and objections from farmers eager to protect livestock. ... more 
The watchers who prey on Israel's falcon poachersUrim, Israel (AFP) Mar 21, 2025 For the volunteer watchers scanning southern Israel's wheatfields, protecting migratory falcons from poachers is a highly coordinated security operation. ... more |
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Australians welcome departure of baby wombat grabberSydney (AFP) Mar 14, 2025 An American influencer who outraged Australians by snatching a baby wombat from its apparently distressed mother flew out of the country Friday, the government said. ... more 
Nepal community efforts revive red panda populationTaplejung, Nepal (AFP) Mar 14, 2025 Nepali police officer Jiwan Subba still feels pangs of regret decades after he bludgeoned a strange creature he found wandering in his barn, not realising it was an endangered red panda. ... more 
Australia tells US influencer: 'leave baby wombat alone'Sydney (AFP) Mar 13, 2025 Australia's top diplomat urged a visiting American influencer on Thursday to "leave the baby wombat alone", after a video appeared to show the woman pestering a young marsupial. ... more
Many animal 'geomorphs' under threat, study warnsParis (AFP) Mar 12, 2025 More than a quarter of our planet's natural "geomorphs" - animals such as beavers and hippos that, collectively, can reshape entire landscapes - are threatened or have shrinking populations, a new study says. ... more
Protections drop for wolves in most of EuropeStrasbourg, France (AFP) Mar 7, 2025 Wolves became less protected in most of Europe on Friday as new conservation regulations came into force, except in three countries that objected to the move including the United Kingdom, the Council of Europe said. ... more |
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Tanzania receives 18 white rhinos from South Africa
Dar Es Salaam (AFP) Mar 4, 2025 Tanzania received 18 white rhinos from South Africa on Tuesday as it seeks to boost conservation and tourism, local authorities said. The move is part of a project that will see the East African nation receive a total of 36 white rhinos, which have been absent in the country for decades. Remains of the endangered species have been found in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in northern Tanzania, said Emmanuel Kaaya, rhino specialist with the local authority. But "they vanished due to poaching ... read more
Environmental activist killed in southern MexicoMexico City (AFP) Mar 2, 2025 An environmental activist was shot and killed in southern Mexico in the latest attack on an ecologist in that country, a rights group announced Sunday. ... more |
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World agrees hard-fought nature funding plan at UN talks Rome (AFP) Feb 28, 2025 Nations cheered a last-gasp deal to map out funding to protect nature Thursday, breaking a deadlock at UN talks seen as a test for international cooperation in the face of geopolitical tensions. ... more 
Off leash: China's pet industry shines in ailing economyBeijing (AFP) Feb 28, 2025 Patterned poop bags, frilly dog dresses and exotic animals including minks and meerkats were on display at a bustling pet expo in Beijing, where the industry continues to thrive despite a sluggish economy. ... more 
England allows wild beaver releases in 'milestone' for UK natureLondon (AFP) Feb 28, 2025 Beavers will soon be released into waterways in England under a new scheme launched on Friday, signalling a return to the wild for an animal once hunted to extinction. ... more
UN nature talks unlock $200 bn deal for conservationRome (AFP) Feb 28, 2025 Rich and developing countries have hammered out a delicate compromise on raising and delivering the billions of dollars needed to protect species, overcoming stark divisions that scuttled their previous meeting in Colombia last year. ... more
'Matter of survival': Nations spar over nature funding at UN talksRome (AFP) Feb 25, 2025 Global talks to protect nature restarted Tuesday with a call for humanity to come together to "sustain life on the planet" and overcome a fight over funding that caused a previous meeting last year to end in disarray. ... more |
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